1 Samuel 18
1 Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.
A la suite de son entretien avec Saül, le cœur de Jonathan s’attacha à David, de sorte qu’il l’aima comme lui-même.
2 And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.
Saül le retint ce jour même et ne le laissa pas retourner chez son père.
3 Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
Pour Jonathan, il fit un pacte avec David, parce qu’il l’aimait comme lui-même;
4 And Jonathan took off the robe he had on and gave it to David, with all his military dress, even to his sword and his bow and the band round his body.
il se dépouilla du manteau qu’il portait et le donna à David, ainsi que son costume, et jusqu’à son épée, son arc et sa ceinture.
5 And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.
David fit diverses expéditions, réussit partout où l’envoyait Saül, et celui-ci le mit à la tête des guerriers; et il se fit aimer de tout le peuple, comme des serviteurs de Saül.
6 Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.
Or, quand on rentra, comme David revenait vainqueur du Philistin, les femmes s’avancèrent de toutes les villes d’Israël au-devant du roi Saül, chantant et dansant au son des gais tambourins et des triangles.
7 And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.
Et elles chantaient en chœur dans leurs jeux, en disant: "Saül a battu ses mille, Et David ses myriades!"
8 And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?
Saül s’en fâcha fort, trouvant la chose déplaisante; et il dit: "Elles donnent les myriades à David et à moi les mille: il ne lui manque plus que la royauté!"
9 And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.
Saül regarda David de mauvais œil, à partir de ce jour.
10 Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.
Le lendemain, le mauvais esprit envoyé par Dieu s’empara de Saül, et il allait dans la maison, en proie au délire, tandis que David touchait de ses doigts l’instrument, comme il l’avait fait précédemment; et Saül avait sa lance en main.
11 And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.
Saül brandit la lance en disant: "Je clouerai David au mur"; mais David l’évita deux fois.
12 And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.
Alors Saül eut peur de David, parce que le Seigneur était avec lui, tandis qu’il avait abandonné Saül
13 So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.
Saül l’éloigna donc d’auprès de lui et il en fit un chef de mille à son service, de sorte qu’il dut aller et venir à la tête du peuple.
14 And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.
David avait du succès dans toutes ses expéditions, car l’Eternel était avec lui;
15 And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.
et Saül, voyant combien il réussissait, en fut effrayé.
16 But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.
Mais tout Israël et Juda aimaient David, parce qu’il allait et venait à leur tête.
17 And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.
Saül dit à David "Vois, ma fille aînée, Mérab, c’est elle que je veux te donner pour femme, sois-moi seulement un brave guerrier, combattant les combats du Seigneur." (Il ne faut pas que ma main le frappe, pensait Saül, mais plutôt celle des Philistins.)
18 And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
David répondit à Saül: "Qui suis-je, quelle est mon existence, que vaut ma famille en Israël, pour que je devienne gendre du roi?…"
19 But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.
Or, à l’époque où Mérab, fille de Saül, devait être donnée à David, elle fut donnée en mariage à Adriel de Mehola.
20 And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.
Mikhal, fille de Saül, conçut de l’amour pour David; Saül en fut informé, et la chose lui plut;
21 And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.
car Saül se disait "Je la lui donnerai, afin qu’elle soit un piège pour lui et qu’il tombe sous la main des Philistins." Il dit donc à David: "C’Est par la seconde que tu deviendras mon gendre à présent."
22 And Saul gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.
Et Saül ordonna à ses serviteurs de dire à David en confidence: "Vois, le roi a de l’affection pour toi, tous ses serviteurs t’aiment; deviens donc gendre du roi."
23 And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?
Les serviteurs de Saül parlèrent dans ce sens à l’oreille de David, mais il répondit: "Est-ce peu de chose à vos yeux que de m’allier au roi, moi pauvre et chétif?"
24 And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.
Les serviteurs de Saül le lui rapportèrent, en disant: "Voilà ce qu’a répondu David."
25 And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.
Et Saül dit: "Vous direz à David: Le roi n’exige d’autre douaire que cent prépuces de Philistins comme châtiment de ces ennemis du roi." (Saül avait pour but de faire tomber David aux mains des Philistins.)
26 And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.
Ses serviteurs rapportèrent cette parole à David, à qui il plut de devenir le gendre du roi. Et le temps n’était pas encore écoulé,
27 So David and his men got up and went, and put to death two hundred of the Philistines; and David took their private parts and gave the full number of them to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife.
que David se mit en campagne, partit avec ses hommes, défit deux cents Philistins et rapporta leurs prépuces, qu’on livra intégralement au roi, afin qu’il devînt son gendre; et Saül lui donna pour femme sa fille Mikhal.
28 And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.
Saül vit et reconnut que Dieu était avec David, qu’il était aimé de Mikhal, sa fille.
29 And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.
Et plus que jamais Saül redouta David, et il lui fut hostile sa vie durant.
30 Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.
Les chefs des Philistins firent mainte incursion; mais au cours de leurs expéditions, David eut constamment du succès, plus que tous les serviteurs de Saül. Et son nom fut en grand honneur.
